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Pella’s Founding Tied to Old World Faith and Free Practice
The article traces Pella’s origins back to 1830s Netherlands religious dissenters led by Rev. Hendrik Scholte seeking freedom of worship. Four ships carried settlers in 1847, with Scholte possibly traveling separately via Caledonia to Boston. After long rail and river travel, scouts found land in Iowa, and on August 26, 1847 the group arrived at Pella, the City of Refuge.
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Pella
America
Netherlands
John Calvin
Holland
Dominie Hendrik Pieter Scholte
Amsterdam
Leerdam
Utrecht
Scholte
A.J. Betten
Isaac Overkamp
Rotterdam
Nagaski
Catherina Jackson
Manstrom
Pieter Floris
Rev. Scholte
Edward Prins
Mich
Pittsburgh
Ohio River
St. Louis
Baltimore
Tennis Keppel
Fairfield
Land Register
M.J. Post
Towa
Post
Des Moines
Skunk
Mississippi River
Keokuk
Des Moines River
City of Refuge